I almost said the same, but with a kid that old, how much do you want to bet the parents don't care? Or even if they do, they have the, "It's not OUR job to motivate the kid, that's why he's in school and it's all YOUR job" attitude.

I feel really bad for the kid, except... y'know... I don't.

I can imagine how frustrating that is, though. -_- It really is pretty sad.